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Seconds gear on a 30t2sc how to remove

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Quick question how does 1 safely remove the seconds cog wheel from a 30t2 sc
At a guess it’s just pressing on ? But doesn’t want to take guesses lol
stripping it down as something is up with the escape wheel I believe
Balance wheel is fine
And pallet rocks but the issue is after the pallet ie escape wheel is a tight 2nd / 3rd gear
When it was all together didn’t run but if gently pressure was applied to one of the gears the escape wheel would turn very slowly

Any ideas? THANKYOU
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Wat-1
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Obviously I know the escape wheel isn’t going to turn now just by rocking the balance wheel as there is no power / resistance on the gears but to just visibly check it for damage or debris
 
Deafboy
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You are supposed to pull the wheel off.
There is a tool for this purpose: Presto Sweep Wheel Remover 5 Spoke.
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Wat-1
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Yea I didn’t think two thin head screwdrivers was a good idea haha sorry 🫣 “ joke”
I appreciate your reply Thankyou. think I may send it to get professionally serviced I’ll know it’s done correctly then. Thanks again mate I am quite confident up to this point with a 30t2 sc they are fairly easy but can obviously go very wrong if done incorrectly
 
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Yea I didn’t think two thin head screwdrivers was a good idea haha sorry 🫣 “ joke”
I appreciate your reply Thankyou. think I may send it to get professionally serviced I’ll know it’s done correctly then. Thanks again mate I am quite confident up to this point with a 30t2 sc they are fairly easy but can obviously go very wrong if done incorrectly
You’d be amazed if you knew how many shops don’t have the subject sweep wheel remover! These removers come in two versions. One for removing a sweep wheel with an even number of spokes, and one for use on wheels with an odd number of spokes. These removers are pricey, but so are vintage watch parts on occasion. And sometimes, not even available! This tool is available on Amazon. I find the one for removal of a wheel with an odd number of spokes to be the most useful.
 
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I appreciate that mate if I pluck up the courage I’d definitely look into it, I just know I’m probably not going to find anything and even with it all completely apart in bits i don’t have the knowledge or equipment to service ect lol. My mind is pointing towards dried up oils and it’s made the escape wheel tight . It’s an old military so I definitely don’t want to damage anything so I’ll let someone else do it properly with more knowledge
 
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Deafboy Deafboy
You are supposed to pull the wheel off.
There is a tool for this purpose: Presto Sweep Wheel Remover 5 Spoke.
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Reference number on this is "30638-3" for Bergeon. So you'll often see this type sold as "Type 3" on the knock-off-brand sites.

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